The ports seize five containers of prohibited materials at Um Qasr port

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15-06-2022, 15:31

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Baghdad-INA
Border Ports Authority announced on Wednesday,, the seizure of 5 containers of materials prohibited from importing at the port of Um Qasr Al-Awsat port.

The authority said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that it "was able, with efforts and careful follow-up of all goods at the port of Umm Qasr Al-Awsat port, and through our own sources and information exchange with the National Intelligence Service, five containers containing (the substance of hookah syrup prohibited from import) were seized in violation of According to the conditions and controls of import, and exceeding the legal period allowed for it to remain in the port without consulting the stakeholders."

"A fundamentalist seizure report was organized and referred to the Umm Qasr Al-Awsat customs police station to present the matter to the investigative judge to take the appropriate legal measures," authority added.